Heel and securing means therefor



Therefor.

Patented July ze,A 1925.A Y

l ffLM-ARTINEB; rAY, or-"ELYRrmj-orrro. "-.HEEL ANDSECURING MEANS THEREFOR. w

' -vAppiic-ation nieta ruhe aeg-192.2.` seiii'vNo. 5`7o,e58. A

To all 'whom imei/concerne.; i w

Be it known'that I, LAMARTiNE B FAY,

a citizen of theUnited .States,residing in yElyria,.county of Lorainaind AState of Ohio, .v

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels kand `Securing Means My' invention relates more lparticularly to metallic-,heels and toy means yfor attaching the same-to the bottom of the shoe.l Heretofore means for securing such metal heels have been provided which have been more or less cumbersome, Aand unnecessarily expensive.` i y n y I contemplate aI simplified construction in which the nailsfthat attach the heel to .the shoe maybe removed if desired, .which nails are'heldin place by pressing'directly on the 'headof the nail. ,I also contemplate the. use of metallic means acting directly upon the nail head, and exerting pressure l, in the direction vof the length `of the nail..

,. To provide aiheel of the abovecharacter in which said plugs are"used in said cavity for directlyengaging thev nail-head to clamp the same in place and prevent its creeping out; 4 v

To provide plugs of the above character which may be removed from the -cavity to remove the nail, and which plugs exert pressure directly upon the nail head in the longitudinal direction of the nail;

To provide other details of improvement tending to increase the efficiency and serviceability of a metallic heel and attachlng l means therefor;

To accomplish the foregoing and other useful ends, my invention makes use of means hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed. i

Referring more in detail to the accom- Vpanying drawing- Fig. l is a top view of the heel. Fig. 2'is a sectional elevation of a heel on line 2-2, Fig. 1. f

-and the like, grim of vthe heel themetal expands intoj a" series of bosses 2, Fig. 2, whicharecorre- I heel wi-th a series provide a To provide plugging ,means inv-said cavity.

Y metal right in the cavity.

Referring to Fig. 2, I wish to point out- Fig. 3 is a similar view bridge plate in'place. i

- Fig. 5 is a view of the heel similar to, that shown in Fig. 2, of the plug Ref theheel is hollowand the upper extremity 1s slanted to accommodate the usual slope showing the heel l ysupporting4 bridge plate in place.;v -f

' Fig. 4 1s atop View ofthe heel vwith the showing amodifiedgfo-rm for holding the nail in place., erring morein detail to the drawing, Y

of aladys foot. Thewheel may be made-off Y any suitable metal, aluminum or`aerofmetal.vv

spondingly tilted.

From the rear' of these" bosses, and cir-lv cumferentially arranged about? th e.heel,iI have 4a series of cavities, each one of. saidj bosses. of` these bosses I .have

one projecting-into l.: AFrom the,bottom perforations large l for example.A Along the upperI enough Vto permit a shoenail 3 to pass@` through, i but notl largey In order to after being insertedr in the perforations,

or some other suitable tool. i p

ities arethreaded to` receive ,studs suchl vas stud 6. IStud 6 may be screwed home vuntil it strikesV the head 4 of the nail, serving to lock the nailin place by a direct thrust on the nail head in the direction of length of the nail. In other devices some sort of clamping means have been used in which the thrust is from the side. This old arrangement is more cumbersome and requires more parts. It will be seen that if it ever becomes necessary lto'` remove the nails, or to replace them, the studs 6 may be removed, and the nails pulled out or driven out.

In Fig. 5 I show a modification of the enough to .permit the head 4 to pass through, as shown in the` drawing These nails y limit ofthe heel,fand extend of. course into the slioe. Resting "on thebosses'as 1a. shelf I plate 5 which receives the weight foffthe wearers heel when "the shoe v being worn.

so project beyond theIV nail the heel'iny place, itis in position 'under the shoe,and :the nails 3 As shown `in lF ig. 2 thesidesof .theicav-l "j plug. The cavity also is much smaller and this'cavity isfilled up by casting a molten above thestud` maybe filled up with any suitable. material forming a plug.. 7 which*y will make'the surface of the heel smooth; This plug fcan, of course, bei ligttedoutqwhen it is desired to unsoreW the plug 5.

It Will thus be seen thatffprovide-Jarf ei'loient, simple, compact arrangement in Which the clamping means iseredu'c'e'd to'1v` a single element, namely, the plug 6 which latter actsdirectly upontheI nailjvtliout the necessity' of'- interposingi anyv additional elements`.Y

What I claim as my 'invention'is;-V

heel 'upW'ardly projecting' into thefnietal,

each; cavity containing/al perforation through itsbottoln'extendngifrornlthe cavityv through thezmetal Eto' the )upperI `si-irface of the* heel; nails?` fori I securing saifdl lieel to" the bottom oi'lla"` shoe', vsaid nailsL proj ect-ingthrough* said perlforations .f andi extendingbeyond the' heel, said* p'erforations beingj-smaller Vthan'tlie headsof-the nails; aindl a metal pjlug' in each* f cavity between the nail and`IV the mouth ofi the Cavity for*elampingjthejA nail' in place. 2. AA-met`a1lio shoe4 heel having; a series of! oai/ities* about the foiroumferenc'e of' said 1 heel upwardly ,projectingv intoV the metal, eachoavityfcontaininga perforation through itsbo't'tom veartendingrom the cavity/through theffmetal to the upperi surfaioe of'the' heel;` nails orfl securing' said' heel'v to .thebottorn' off-fa* slioe5 said nai-ls projecting through: said per-forations' and extending beyonds the heel, Y

said perforations being smaller.'Y than'. A t'lie headslof the' nai1s5 anda metalplu'gfin'each cavity' between the nail and:k theinoutli of* the cavity for laniping the. nail inplac'e` saidplug indirect,` oontactfwith the: said nail;y

3T A' metallieslloe heel' upwardly vprojectingY into the metal,y

each `cavity containing.' aperforati'on" through' itsbottom 'extendinlgffrom the cavityithroughthe" metal tothe uppervv surface'ofthe heel;

heel li'avingfzt serie'sofcavities aboutA the'crcumference oli/said'A nails.` for securingkd saidf` heel to the: bottom ofla shoe;v said nails pr-ojeoting` through said perforatons and extending beyond the heel, 50 saidpenforationsf being smaller than the heads of the nails, and a metal plugV in each cavity between theI-Iail and the mouth ofV the cavity for clamping the nailin place,

nails for securing said kheel to the" bottom' offlalsloefsaid nail'spojectingthrough said plug into-glance; L the pligmoves al ng' 75, 'line 'extending-n tiredireeton'o the length wardly directed oaVitydispo'sed' near' tlieSO. L

upper' 'rim' .tler'dt af Peifbradrf through.. the'toprwall-f (ifea-idf cavity' 'whereldy' the `heel may be' nailed i through said perforation' to thesho e, andl clamping means' screwithreaded into saidY cavity fr"clamping` thernal in' i785 V'position to prevent themv from creeping.' outand exerting pressure. in the direction'of the lengtlloftheinail.

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